Monthly Archives: June 2011

Blackstone and Lone Star are the final two for Project Isobel fund

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US private equity firms Blackstone and Lone Star are the final two in the race to secure the equity component for sale in the high profile RBS Project Isobel debt fund. The two firms were understood to have offered the … Continue reading

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Green Street Capital to launch a European CMBS fund

Green Street Capital is planning its first foray into asset management with the launch of a European CMBS fund to take advantage of the continued discounts available for legacy bonds in the secondary market. Equity for the open-ended unleveraged fund, … Continue reading

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Second round bids due in tomorrow for Lloyds’ Flagstaff portfolio

A shortlist of three property companies for the Lloyd’s 38-strong Flagstaff portfolio will submit second round bids tomorrow. The mixed sector portfolio, which was initially valued at £63m and comprises secondary properties across England and Wales, is expected to sell … Continue reading

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Deutsche Bank planning second multi-loan CMBS before year end as DECO-CSPK closes

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Deutsche Bank has closed the securitisation of Chiswick Park with around 20 investors and is already planning a second DECO CMBS transaction before the end of the year. It is understood that around 20 “real money” large asset management investors … Continue reading

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CRE Finance Council Europe: hear the debt experts debate the market

The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council is hosting a summer evening seminar on the current landscape for European debt. Moderated by Allen & Overy partner Mark O’Neill, the panellists includes Deutsche Bank’s head of CRE European capital markets Heath Forusz, … Continue reading

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SocGen hires ex Lehman’s banker James Jakeman to head UK property lending

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Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has hired former Lehman Brothers banker James Jakeman as it seeks to strengthen its London-based real estate loan origination team. Jakeman, who joins as the investment bank’s managing director and head of UK lending … Continue reading

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Savills: property debt mountain bigger, rays of light brighter

UK property is secured by as much as £350bn of debt but new lending and refinancing can be drawn from a wider pool of lenders, according to Savills. Underpinned by Bill Maxted’s De Montford University’s (DMU) annual research that was … Continue reading

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Fitch clarifies position on DECO 2011-CSPK AAA rating

Fitch Ratings has clarified Friday afternoon’s statement on Deutsche Bank’s DECO 2011-CSPK, the securitisation of Chiswick Park. The release suggested that “the debt raised in Europe’s first benchmark CMBS transaction since the crisis would not achieve the agency’s AAA rating”, implying … Continue reading

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DB’s DECO structure seeks to address shortcomings with legacy CMBS deals

Deutsche Bank has implemented substantial changes in the servicing agreement underpinning its DECO 2011 CMBS to assuage investor concerns over the complexity of legacy workouts, refinancing risk and inter creditor conflicts. The investment bank has formalised the use of noteholder … Continue reading

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